Lawsuit against LAFD calling for fair pay, proper staffing reignited following wildfires
A 2023 lawsuit calling for fair pay and proper staffing in the Los Angeles Fire Department has been reignited following the ...
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LAFD bosses sent just 5 fire engines to Palisades Fire — while holding back 1,000 firefighters and 35 trucks in critical first hours
Los Angeles fire bosses deployed just a fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was already out of control — sending just five of the 40 available fire ...
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No, LA Fire Department isn't using women's handbags to put out fires | Fact check
The LAFD said the footage shows its team putting out a fire using small canvas bags, which are part of the department's standard equipment, not handbags. The canvas bags are more efficient than ...
LAFD Deputy Chief Faces Backlash for Past Remarks on Fire Victims
A resurfaced clip appears to show LAFD's Kristine Larson blaming victims of fires for getting into a position where they would need help.
No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was acquired in 2022.
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
Residents in the Los Angeles County community of Sylmar said they once again heard popping noises and a loud explosion. Once ...
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Firefighters claim LAFD understaffed, forces unpaid overtime work
But while the public may be in support of the Los Angeles Fire Department and other agencies, those firefighters say they remain underpaid and their stations understaffed. LAFD employees and ...
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LAFD team tasked with preventing wildfires accused of corruption, laziness before blazes devastated city
The arm of the Los Angeles Fire Department in charge of preventing wildfires faced years of allegations of corruption, laziness, harassment and discrimination before the blazes that have ...
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Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the days ahead of the deadly Palisades Fire. The fire department did not hold ...
Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
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LAFD asks off-duty personnel to share their availability
The Los Angeles Fire Department is asking off-duty personnel to reach out and share their availability as the department looks to get more resources and boost staffing overnight. Any off-duty ...
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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 budget and its commitment to recruiting a more diverse force have come ...